United Nations Mission For The Referendum In Western Sahara
MINURSO is the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara. The name is a French or Spanish acronym for "Mission des Nations Unies pour l'Organisation d'un Référendum au Sahara Occidental", or Misión de las Naciones Unidas para la Organización de un Referéndum en el Sáhara Occidental — English for "United Nations Mission for the organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara".
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